Power storage device

Abstract

A power storage device includes a plurality of series-connected battery cells and a balance circuit board. The balance circuit board includes: a heat-generating element (1121) that is provided for each of the plurality of battery cells, and is connected with the corresponding battery cell; and a first temperature sensor that is arranged within a range sandwiched between heat-generating elements positioned at both ends in an arrangement direction of a plurality of heat-generating elements (1121).

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         11 . A power storage device comprising a plurality of series-connected battery cells and a circuit board, wherein the circuit board includes:
 a plurality of heat-generating elements connected with the plurality of series-connected battery cells;   a first temperature sensor provided at a position overlapping the plurality of heat-generating elements in a plan view or in a vicinity of the plurality of heat-generating elements;   a first region where the plurality of heat-generating elements are provided;   a second region where a second temperature sensor that is different from the first temperature sensor is provided; and   an isolation region that separates the first region from the second region, and the isolation region is a region of the circuit board where no conductive pattern is provided.   
     
     
         12 . The power storage device according to  claim 11 , wherein the first temperature sensor is arranged at the center of the region where the plurality of heat-generating elements are provided. 
     
     
         13 . The power storage device according to  claim 12 , wherein the first temperature sensor is arranged in a vicinity of the center of the region where the plurality of heat-generating elements are provided and in a position not overlapping with the plurality of heating elements in the plan view. 
     
     
         14 . The power storage device according to  claim 11 , wherein the first temperature sensor is arranged at a location in the circuit board where temperature is highest due to heat generation of the plurality of heat-generating elements. 
     
     
         15 . The power storage device according to  claim 11 , wherein the circuit board includes a plurality of regions where the first temperature sensor can be arranged in an arrangement direction of the plurality of heat-generating elements, and the first temperature sensor is arranged in a region, among the plurality of regions, that is closest to a center where the plurality of heat-generating elements are provided. 
     
     
         16 . The power storage device according to  claim 11 , wherein the circuit board is a substrate having a multilayer structure and the first temperature sensor is arranged on wirings that connect the plurality of heat-generating elements and the switch elements via an insulator. 
     
     
         17 . The power storage device according to  claim 11 , wherein the first temperature sensor is arranged on a rear side of a face of the circuit board on which the plurality of heat-generating elements are arranged. 
     
     
         18 . The power storage device according to  claim 11 , wherein the isolation region includes a through-hole region that penetrates through the circuit board. 
     
     
         19 . The power storage device according to  claim 11 , further comprising a second temperature sensor that is arranged outside the circuit board.